Telescope



Apr. 10, 1923. 1,451,096

0. A. HAGEN TELESCOPE Filed July 25, 1920 Patented A r. 10, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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TELESCOPE.

Application filed July 23, 1920. Serial No. 398,855.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR A. HAGEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fargo, in the county of Cass and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Telescopes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a. telescope for use in seeing objects in water, the principal object of the invention being to provide a device which may be used by fishermen for locating fish or objects on the bottom of a body of water.

Another object of the invention is to provide an electric light in the device so as to provide means for illuminating the objects and permitting the device to be used at ni ht.

his invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view showing how the device is used.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the device.

Figure 3 is a view of the front end of the device.

In these views 1 indicates the body of the device which is of tapered shape as shown and is preferably formed of two sections which are detachably secured together by the bayonet joint 2. A lens 3 is carried by the large end of the device and the smaller end is provided with theeye piece 4. A wire cage 5 is connected with the front end of the device to protect the lens against mjury.

- As shown the edges of the cage are curved and soldered to the end of the device. A handle 6 is secured to the body and a ring 7 is also secured to the body, this ring being adapted to have a rope or cable attached thereto for securing the device to a boat or the like. A flash light 8 is supported in the body of the device by means of the ringshaped brackets 9 and the switch of this flash light is connected by the wires 10 with a push button switch 11 located outside the body, adjacent the small end thereof. The

wires 10 pass through an opening 12 formed ratus into the eye I locate a plurality of rings 13' in the device. These rings are spaced apart and are ofiflat construction as shown. I also provide a light proof cloth 14 for covering the head of the user for preventing light from getting in between the face and the-eye piece 4. This cloth may be held in like.

As shown in Figure 1 the large end of the device is placed in the water and by gazing through the device fish and objects in the water may be seen. By lighting the lamp the device can be used at night or on dark days,

It is thought from the foregoing description that the .advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such change ifall within the scope of the appended claim.

. What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a tapered body formed of two sections, a bayonet joint detachably securing said sections together, an eye piece at the small end of the tapered body and a lens at the large end thereof, a handle provided on the exterior of the body and a flash light within the body, means for operating the switch of the flash light from the exterior of the body consisting of conductors passing through an opening formed in the small end of the device and a'plug arranged ing said sections together, a lens carried'by position by an elastic band or the of the device, a two part plug arranged in i said body to which the wires are connected, means for preventing the reflection of light from the smooth inner walls of the apparatus and a light proof cloth for covering the head of the user to prevent the light from getting between the face and the eye piece and means for holding the cloth on the 20 head of the user. 7

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

OSCAR A. HAGEN 

